Shal Rural District (Persian: دهستان شال) is in Shahrud District of Khalkhal County,[3] Ardabil province, Iran.

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,390 in 1,153 households.

[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,210 in 1,165 households.

The most populous of its 23 villages was Shal, with 1,217 people.

This Khalkhal County location article is a stub.